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Sweden Valley PA Keystone Marker on US 6 EBPhoto: Dough4872 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Health in Sweden Valley · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Sweden Valley residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Sweden Valley, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Sweden Valley. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Sweden Valley

COPD, heart disease and cancer run high in Sweden Valley

1 in 10 adults have COPD (10%), vs 7.7% across Pennsylvania. 1 in 10 adults have heart disease (9.6%), vs 7.4% across Pennsylvania. Cancer is also above the state: 11.2%, vs 8.8% across Pennsylvania. In all, Sweden Valley runs above Pennsylvania on seven of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

Smoking is more common in Sweden Valley

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (19.4%), vs 15.8% across Pennsylvania. Habits ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Pennsylvania figure falls outside Sweden Valley’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Sweden Valley adults…

Sweden Valley runs above PA on 7 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Sweden Valley adults have COPD
Pennsylvania: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.9–11.2%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 26.8%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.3%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 17.3%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 19.4%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Sweden Valley, betterSweden Valley, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Sweden Valley gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Getting care

Care in and near Sweden Valley

No hospital or community health center in Sweden Valley itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERUPMC ColeCoudersport · 1.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUPMC Cole★★★★★ · 1.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careKeystone Rural Health ConsortiaEmporium · 22.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.4 mi
UPMC Cole
Coudersport · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
22.5 mi
Keystone Rural Health Consortia
2 sites · nearest in Emporium
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
24.2 mi
North Penn Comprehensive Health Services
3 sites · nearest in Westfield
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
25.1 mi
Jones Memorial Hospital
Wellsville · ★★★★★
ER
31.9 mi
Bucktail Medical Center
Renovo · not rated
ERRural critical access
33.4 mi
Olean General Hospital
Olean · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careSweden Valley is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Sweden Valley itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Sweden Valley itself

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Sweden Valley; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Sweden Valley adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
62%Dentist visitPA 64%
84%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
69%Colon screeningPA 68%
76%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Sweden Valley 7.4% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Sweden Valley adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Sweden Valley adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.8% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Sweden Valley adults are in frequent mental distress
17% · PA 16.4% · About the same as PA
The one neighbors can help with

A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

Find a group →

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Around town

Sweden Valley and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

36.7%

of Sweden Valley adults live with a disability (Pennsylvania 31.3%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs17.1%
Thinking or memory15.6%
Hearing9.9%
Errands alone9.3%
Vision5.6%
Dressing or bathing4.4%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Sweden Valley

Why doesn’t Sweden Valley have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Sweden Valley.

What hospital is closest to Sweden Valley?

UPMC Cole in Coudersport, 1.4 miles in a straight line from Sweden Valley’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Sweden Valley.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Pennsylvania figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.